Hi, friends!
Here are the January book releases that I’m really looking forward to. I plan to watch out for these titles at the library or in book deals. My personal favorite place to look for reviews on new books is Kirkus Reviews. In this post, I will include the book cover, link to the review, genre, audience, and brief comment from the Kirkus review. Maybe you will add some of these books to your list!

No Quiet Water by Shirley Miller Kamada
Genre: Historical Fiction
Audience: Middle Grade?
A well-plotted and engaging historical novel.

The Girl I Am, Was, And Never Will Be by Shannon Gibney
Genre: Memoir
Audience: Young Adult
An innovative and captivating reflection on identity and self.

Genre: Literary Fiction
Audience: Adult
A powerful exploration of generational trauma and an artful, affecting debut.

Better the Blood by Michael Bennett
Genre: Mystery
Audience: Adult
A striking debut and a significant addition to Indigenous literature.

The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses
Genre: Literary Fiction
Audience: Adult
A smart, very meta take on love, sports, race, and media.

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Smart, bighearted, and hilarious.

Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Young Adult
A beautifully written, surprise-filled page-turner.

Genre: Memoir
Audience: Adult
A charming memoir of a quietly transformative year.

Stolen by Ann-Helen Laestadius
Genre: Thriller
Audience: Adult
A revelatory account of not-well-known assaults on the rights of an Indigenous group.
NMFGNBNBGFNBD I LOVE THIS LIST SO SO MUCH AND AM BASICALLY JUST ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR SHARING IT?? THANK YOU!! šš i’m very very late on new releases (AND ALSO BASICALLY JUST LIFE IN GENERAL. BUT SHHH. WE’RE WORKING ON IT) and have no idea WHAT THE HELL is releasing in 2023?? SO THIS WAS A LIFESAVER LIKE THAT. also omg bad cree and the girl i am, was and never will be BOTH SOUND SO SO GOOD I NEED EVERY ONE OF THESE?? also the cover for really good, actually LOOKS LIKE A MASTERPIECE. will probably read it based on that alone š DID I MENTION I’M IN LOVE WITH THIS LIST?? AND ALSO ALL OF YOUR POSTS?? it’s all phenomenal, okay
Iām glad this the list helps you! šš Iām super excited for all of these books. Hopefully both of us will get to read some of them!!